Previous research on the determinants of effectiveness in knowledge systems seeking to support sustainable development has highlighted the…
Three randomized experiments found that subtle linguistic cues have the power to increase voting and related behavior. The phrasing of…
This autobiographical essay reflects on my sociological career, highlighting
the integration of sociology with social policy. I discuss the…
The Wire is set in a modern American city shaped by economic restructuring
and fundamental demographic change that led to widespread job…
From 1973 to 2007, private sector union membership in the United States declined from 34 to 8 percent for men and from 16 to 6 percent for…
I propose a framework in which individual political participation can take two distinct forms, voting and contributing resources to…
When making decisions, people sometimes deviate from normative standards. While such deviations may appear to be alarmingly common,…
We identify employees at seven companies whose 401(k) investment choices are dominated because they are contributing less than the employer…
This response to Andrew Rehfeld's “Representation Rethought” (American Political Science Review 2009) takes up his criticisms of my “…
Extracting, delivering, and disposing water requires energy, and similarly, many processes for extracting and refining various fuel sources…